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The issue as to whether computer simulation can be considered a valid tool for improving the predictive capacity of social scientific theories is still controversial (e.g., Troitzsch 1997 and Scott et al. 1997, seem to deny it). Instead, the role of computer simulation for testing models and experimenting on social phenomena is denied by no-one in the field (see Halpin 1997).
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Conte, R., Pedone, R. (1998). Finding the Best Partner: The PART-NET System. In: Sichman, J.S., Conte, R., Gilbert, N. (eds) Multi-Agent Systems and Agent-Based Simulation. MABS 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1534. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10692956_11
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